Wolfmight

I've never used SATA or RAID before, and I only need a good 40GB of space to run faster than my IDE 7200rpm 300GB hardrive does. This is for my current game and video editing projects.

I'm thinking about buying TWO Western Digital Caviar SE WD400JD hardrives...installing them in Raid0. My motherboard already has multiple SATA slots with onboard RAID capability.

Will this setup provide a decent speed increase in read/write times? I've heard Raid0 mode in RAID makes two identical hardrives become ONE. The performance increase comes from dual pin activity reading those 7200rpm drives at the same time. You would think this would give a nice 50% increase in speed...but I hear it's more around 25-30%.

What are your experiences with RAID?



newegg link to the hardrive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144173

Specifications
Model
Brand Western Digital
Series Caviar SE
Model WD400JD
Performance
Interface Serial ATA150
Capacity 40GB
RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 8MB
Average Seek Time 8.9ms
Average Write Time 10.9ms
Average Latency 4.2ms
Physical Spec
Form Factor 3.5"
Features
Features Fast
Cool Running
Ultra Quiet
SecureConnect
Warranty
Manufacturer Warranty 3-Year